PRAISE MAFE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH LEADERS, CURRICULUM COORDINATOR

Praise (Fiyinfoluwa) Mafe attended the University of Minnesota, majoring in Biology, Society and Environment. During her undergraduate career, Praise participated in MCAE, African Student Association, North Stem Alliance, and was a Community Advisor for three years. The skills and experiences gained in these roles framed her career path and led her to Interdisciplinary Research Leaders. Praise is excited and grateful to join IRL as Curriculum Coordinator because of the fascinating people and the amount of professional growth she will experience learning from the IRL team and fellows. In addition to her role with IRL, Praise is also a self taught beauty artist and hair stylist, using her talents to run her own business in Minnesota.